[Kenwood] ANC 4 vs MFJ 1026

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:30:02 +0000

John

First let me quote my favorite scholar, statesman and womanizer, Benjamin 
Franklin who said "Experience keeps a dear school, but a fool learns in no 
other".... turns out I'm not so smart as you will see, so take my comments 
as those of a raving "fool".

I  have owned both and used them with my Kenwood HF radios (to legitimize 
the thread 8^).

  The MFJ-1026 performed better than my ANC-4 and was easier to tune... 
that's the good news. The bad news is the MFJ died after 6 months and I 
still have it sitting here on the shelf to remind me just in case I get 
seduced by their low prices again TO NEVER BUY A PIECE OF MISSISSIPPI's 
FINEST JUNK (this after three earlier and  different pieces of MFJ gear all 
bought new, failed for substandard parts and shoddy workmanship) . Not that 
I am so smart I had to stick my hand on the stove 4 times before I learned 
that it burns me ... go figure.

I would fix it myself IF I COULD GET A SCHEMATIC, I gave up after hours of 
trying to deal with their customer service on the issue. That was a couple 
of years ago....maybe things have changed. Anyone ever get a schematic for 
the MFJ unit? I'd like to see one, bet I can fix my MFJ and sell it on Ebay 8^)

The best solution is to outfit your self with direction finding equipment 
(VHF-AM radio and a small beam) and go find the noise source. Get some 
exercise, save some money, meet your neighbors,become drinking buddies with 
the engineers from the power company !

[Flame suit on]

  At 05:52 PM 10/14/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Looking at buying one of these noise cancelling units
>to deal with power line noise here.   Have found good
>deals on each one.  Does anyone have experience with
>both of them, and can tell me which one is the one to
>get?  I know that some people hate MFJ and have had
>bad luck with them, but I am one of the lucky ones.  I
>have had several pieces of MFJ equipment, and they
>have always worked for me, so the brand name alone
>doesn't sway me one way or another.
>
>73s John NE0P
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